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| chequer [ chékər ] |
noun (plural chequers) |
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1. design
Same as checkn (sense 3) (sense 5)
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2. North America
Same as draughtn (sense 10)
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3. leisure piece used in Chinese chequers: a peg, marble, or other piece used in the game of Chinese chequers
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transitive verb (3rd person present singular chequers, present participle chequering, past and past participle chequered) |
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1. design mark something with checks: to mark something with a pattern of checks or with alternating areas of light and shade
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2. disrupt continuous success of something: to affect something adversely from time to time
  regrettable incidents that chequered his career
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US spelling checker
| [12th century. Shortening of exchequer, which originally denoted the checked chessboard] |
